Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 18 hymnals First Line: Hark! what sounds are sweetly stealing Lyrics: 1 Hark! what sounds are sweetly stealing,
Soft through Bethlehem’s midnight air?
Louder yet, and louder pealing,
Angel accents sure are there.
2 See! a light from heaven is streaming,
Night and darkness quit the plain;
See! an angel brightly beaming,
Followed by a radiant train.
3 "Fear not, shepherds! glad my story,
Tidings of the greatest joy:
Christ is born, the Lord of Glory!
I proclaim a Saviour nigh."
4 Thus the angel, then ascending,
Seeks again the realms of light;
Now the chorus faintly ending,
All is silence, all is night.
Amen. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: ST. OSWALD
Hark! What Sounds are Sweetly Stealing?